News, notes and reader questions about the San Francisco 49ers

July 30, 2010

Three of the 49ers' first four picks signed new deals Friday morning, the day rookies are scheduled to report for training camp. Both second- and third-round picks Taylor Mays and Navorro Bowman signed four-year deals. First-round pick Anthony Davis' deal is for five years. Fellow first rounder Mike Iupati remains the only rookie who has not reported.

Davis' former agent, Sunny Shah, made several trips to the Bay Area to visit with chief negotiator Paraag Marathe and to lay the groundwork for Davis' deal. In June Davis switched agents, hiring Rosenhaus, who also traveled west to meet with Marathe.

MATTHEW BARROWS

Matt was born in Blacksburg, Va., and attended the University of Virginia. He graduated in 1995, went to Northwestern for a journalism degree a year later, and got his first job at a South Carolina daily in 1997. He joined The Bee as a Metro reporter in 1999 and started covering the 49ers in 2003. His favorite player of all time is Darrell Green.